Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin. Barbara Gauntt/Clarion Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK

Lane Kiffin calls out the rat poison facing Ole Miss

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 12/19/23

Lane Kiffin learned a big lesson about rat poison during his time under Nick Saban at Alabama. Now he calls it out when he sees it at Ole Miss.

An X account posted a list of what they regarded as the 10 “hottest programs” in college football right now. They listed Ole Miss as the No. 1 team. Kiffin responded with the rat poison emojis.

https://t.co/CcXZuWzJAn

— Lane Kiffin (@Lane_Kiffin) December 18, 2023

Ole Miss has been cleaning up in the transfer portal this month.

Ole Miss transfer portal acquisitions:

#1 EDGE Princely Umanmielen
#1 LB Chris Paul Jr.
#2 EDGE Tyler Baron
#2 WR Juice Wells
#2 IOL Gerquan Scott
#11 S Key Lawrence
#14 CB Tahveon Nicholson
#16 S Tamarion McDonald
#19 S Louis Moore

HUGE favorites to Land #1 PLAYER Walter… pic.twitter.com/Qn0Ldzf51M

— College Football Report (@CFBRep) December 17, 2023

While Kiffin is no doubt pleased that his Rebels have had success attracting players in the transfer portal, he does not want that praise and the high expectations to affect him or his team. He’s trying to avoid having his players believe the great headlines about them.

Ole Miss is 10-2 and getting prepared for its Peach Bowl game against Penn State. This is the second 10-win season Kiffin has delivered since becoming Ole Miss’ head coach prior to the 2020 season.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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